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    VBios Bad Flash - 6970m

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by knightkyun, Oct 7, 2011.

  1. knightkyun

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    Hey guys as the title says i did a bad flash on my 6970 is there any way to save it? or am i screwed into calling dell and say hey my comp is not working? I know there was a thread about recovering from a bad vbios flash but i cant seem to find it, any help would be much appreciated.
     
    knightkyun, Oct 7, 2011
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    What model of laptop do you have? If it is something that Dell sold with a 6970 in it, then yeah, you could go that route. Google 'GPU flash recover'. You'll get a bunch of hits.
     
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    m17x r3 is my model sorry didnt place that in there. I searched on google but not that specific i guess il try that route. But to others anyone could give me a specific route for fix. Thanks Turbod il try in the meanwhile.
     
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    Lets drop the comments on calling dell and telling them that 'hey my computer is not working'. Doing so based on your choice to flash your VBIOS is fraud - unless you are planning to tell them the cause, in which case the response will most likely be - sorry, we cant help you.

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    Note from NBR Moderation Team -

    BIOS Modifications, VBIOS Modifications and other system level tweaks
    can potentially cause damage to your system. Be aware of this before
    blindly flashing.
    If you brick your system or cause damage, chances are very high that
    your warranty will be useless. Know what you are doing, you are responsible
    for your actions.
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    As to fixing your issue, I'll poke around the forum and if I find a few reference links, I'll add them to the thread.
     
    BatBoy, Oct 7, 2011
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    Well im trying solution i found here ( RBE Bad flash unable to recover bios - techPowerUp! Forums) but once i try to find my adapter it says not found. Does that mean its just shot?
    To batBoy sorry but i have no reason to commit fraud, if they replace it for me thats fine. But please sir dont loop me in with lying s.
     
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  7. knightkyun

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    zoolian thanks for the post just that the problem is for me my windows wont boot after flash lol just a dark screen. So cant use atiwinflash.
     
    knightkyun, Oct 7, 2011
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    Have you tried in safe mode? Turn on comp and spam F8.
     
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  9. knightkyun

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    I did but all winflash told me was some critical files were missing
     
    knightkyun, Oct 7, 2011
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    Hmnn...can't help you there. Good luck.
     
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    thanks im wishing my self some luck too lol
     
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    lol whoo it found my adapter on to the next problem. Atiflash cant find the vbios files. I placed them in root of usb, is there a special place to be putting them?
     
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    u must place them in the root of usb stick or folder with .rom extension (e.g bios.rom)
     
    johnnyman27, Oct 7, 2011
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    Thats where i have them and it telling me cant be found lol. im going to rename them with numbers so to make sure im getting it all right.
     
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    also name them with a small names 4 or 5 characters.this ll help!!
     
    johnnyman27, Oct 7, 2011
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  17. The Revelator

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    Is your USB stick DOS bootable?
     
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    yes its bootable lol or i cant use atiflash. jhonny tried that still cant find the file lol. Do i have to place the drive key? here is the command and what i see as error.

    atiflash -p -f 0 Ori.bin
    File Ori.bin not found
    ERROR 0FL04 : press 1 to continue
     
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    No, it appears that all you need to do is put the vbios file in the same folder/directory as atiflash.exe. The vbios file should be the original vbios for your 6970M. If you don't have it, there are plenty of duplicates around.
     
    The Revelator, Oct 7, 2011
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    Ok i got it flashed for some reason im not sure why but once i named the bios into bios.bin it worked lol. Hopefully it boots now. THANK YOU EVERYONE. This has gotten me some grey hairs(they were there already but a good thing to blame them on). And this is why i love this forum lol gets done around here. (sorry if cursing is not allowed).
     
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  21. The Revelator

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    Glad you're working again. :)
     
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    Whew. Glad you got it fixed man. That card is getting less expensive every day though.
     
    TurbodTalon, Oct 7, 2011
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    glad u fixed it man!!! :D
     
    johnnyman27, Oct 7, 2011
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